Tag: WHO
How To Decide Who Should Get The COVID-19 Vaccine First
At least 19 global health experts have proposed a new, three-phase plan for vaccine distribution, called the Fair Priority Model -- which aims to reduce premature deaths and other irreversible health consequences from Covid-19. ....
Nearly 10,000 Children May Die Of Hunger Every Month: WHO Chief
he Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, warned on Wednesday that growing hunger can result in an estimated global death of as many as 10,000 children every month. ....
Coronavirus: What Is 'Maskne' And How To Deal With It?
Since the month of March after coronavirus was declared as a global pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO), the group leading from the front as well as experts in the field began to acknowledge the use of masks as a first line of defence against the virus. ....
Less Than 10% COVID-19 Cases, 0.2% Deaths Under Age 20: WHO Chief
Less than 10 per cent of globally reported COVID-19 cases and less than 0.2 per cent of deaths have been people under the age of 20, but more research is still needed on the risk of severe disease and death among children and adolescents, the chief of the World Health Organisation (WHO) said. ....
Madras HC Grants 30 Day Parole To Rajiv Gandhi's Assassin Perarivalan
The Madras High Court on Thursday granted 30-day parole to Perarivalan, an assassin of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. ....
WHO Urges Nations To Plan Efficient Roll Out Of Covid Vaccines
As Covid-19 cases continue to increase in most countries of WHO South-East Asia Region, the World Health Organization on Thursday called for stronger collective efforts by one and all to curtail the virus transmission, while also urging countries to plan for efficient roll out of Covid-19 vaccines as soon as they are available. ....
Better Future Doesn't Exist Without Healthcare For All: Harsh Vardhan
Addressing the 147th session of the World Health Organization (WHO), Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, who also happens to be a chairperson of the WHO, said on Monday that better future does not exist without healthcare for all. ....
WHO Calls For Sustained Efforts To Control Covid Transmission
The Covid pandemic has not settled down into a predictable pattern, as the situation of transmission and cases in different countries varies a lot, said an expert from World Health Organization (WHO), noting there's no one-size-fits-all solution globally. ....
Online Covid Calculator Will Tell Who Must Get Vaccines First
Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have developed a new online calculator for estimating the individual and community-level risk of dying from Covid-19. ....
China Ready To Further Cooperate With WHO Over COVID-19 Origin Tracing
China is ready to continue to strengthen cooperation with the World Health Organization (WHO) to advance the global origin-tracing of the novel coronavirus, which was first reported in Wuhan city in December 2019, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said.....
